Recorded 2004–2022 Unisex name Peak 2016 133 births

Ruari — unisex name

133 babies named Ruari in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s482010s782020s7
2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Ruari was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ruari in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ruari

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Ruari between 2004 and 2022, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ruari currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Ruari is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 117 additional births since 2003.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruari performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ruari shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruari in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 133 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ruari at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

133

Since 2004

19 years of records

Peak year

2016

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2004

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ruari popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2004

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
16
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 20222017201520132011200920072004 5

Ruari popularity over time — boys

117 total births recorded since 2003 (Ruari as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 117 births
46810121416 20242020201820162014201220052003 7

Ruari by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
78 births that decade — 59% of Ruari's all-time total
2000s482010s782020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ruari?
133 babies have been named Ruari since 2004. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2016 with 16 births.
When was Ruari most popular?
Ruari was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Is Ruari a unisex name?
Yes, Ruari is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 133 births, and as a boy's name it has 117 births.
How long has the name Ruari been used?
Ruari has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 19 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ruari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ruah, Rua, Ruaa, Ruanshi, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2004–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.